Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
Liberal Arts Education Program |
Lecture Code |
62153004 |
Subject Classification |
Area Courses |
Subject Name |
日本国憲法 |
Subject Name (Katakana) |
ニホンコクケンポウ |
Subject Name in English |
Japanese Constitution |
Instructor |
HATA HIROTO |
Instructor (Katakana) |
ハタ ヒロト |
Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, First Semester, 2Term |
Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2T) Mon5-8:IAS K110 |
Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style (More Details) |
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Students will read the textbook or textual decisions in preparation, attend to classroom, hear lecture, and investigate any unclear points as homework. |
Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
J
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Japanese |
Course Level |
1
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Undergraduate Introductory
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Course Area(Area) |
24
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Social Sciences |
Course Area(Discipline) |
01
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Law |
Eligible Students |
The being concerned in the strained relationship and politics between government and people |
Keywords |
Human Rights, Governing System, Division of Power, Restriction and Limitation of Governmental Power and Authority, Constitutionalism. |
Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status within Liberal Arts Education | Area Courses(Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences) Category:Law / Political Sciences / Sociology / Economics / Education |
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Expected Outcome | You will be able to objectively think the constitutional system and take a part in politics as a independent citizen. |
Class Objectives /Class Outline |
You will study various interpretations and functions of Japanese Constitution at higher education level. Teacher will explain one precedent each class, referring to case facts, related judgements, institutions and doctorines. |
Class Schedule |
Lesson1 Introduction: Constitutionalism, Human Rights, Case 5 Liberty to remarry: Lesson 2 Part 3 Classical human rights have realized today? Case 17 Principle of Equality: Lesson 3 Case 19 Freedom of Religion & Separation between Church and State. Lesson 4 Case 20 Freedom of Expression: Lesson 5 Case 23 Right to Live: Lesson 6 Case 24 Right to Vote: Lesson 7 Part 1 Right to Self-determination, general statement. Case 1 Liberty on Head Hair: Lesson 8 Case 2 Liberty to Expression by the Disable: Lesson 9 Case 3 Right to Marry a Same Sex Partner: Lesson 10 Case 7 Freedom to Decline Medical Treatment and/or Blood Infusion: Lesson 11 Part 2 Births of New Human Rights, general statement. Case 9 Right to be Forgotten: Lesson 12 Case 10 Right to Control Self-Information: Lesson 13 Case 14 Right to Live Peacefully:. Lesson 14 Case 15 Local Residents' Rights to Scenery. Lesson 15 Case 16 Rights of Nature:
You must take a final examination (in essay style) at the 16th class during the testing period, in order to get full marks 100. |
Text/Reference Books,etc. |
Yoshiyuki Munesue et al., "Casebook on Basic Human Rights: Toward the Constitutional World, 7th edition", Yuhikaku, 2024. ISBN 978-4-641-28155-4 https://www.yuhikaku.co.jp/books/detail/9784641281554 |
PC or AV used in Class,etc. |
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(More Details) |
You will see the teacher's resume on the screen. You can get the above word file (after each class) , the original text of cases and the materials listed by each chapter of the textbook on Teams. |
Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on Preparation and Review |
As long as you can use times (at least 2 hours in preparation and 2 hours in review of every class), you may well read the textbook and related materials. |
Requirements |
No limitation. But take notice that your knowledge at the secondary school level would be useless. Let's learn the different opinions and facts as new knowledge now and here. |
Grading Method |
50 points in a final essay examination (explanation of some technical phrases and cases). And 50 points from over 10 questionnaires every class on Forms. |
Practical Experience |
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Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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Message |
We will increasingly take part in the operation of courts, since this century judicial reformation became entirely. |
Other |
Some related URLs (1) Research Commission on the Constitution in the House of Representative: https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_kenpou.nsf/html/kenpou/news.htm (Japanese) < https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_kenpou.nsf/html/kenpou/en/index_e.htm (2) The Commission on the Constitution in the House of Councillors: https://www.kenpoushinsa.sangiin.go.jp/en/index.html (3) The Birth of Japanese Constitution in National Diet Library: https://www.ndl.go.jp/constitution/e/index.html |
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |